Socialists: EQUALITY OF OUTCOME

Question 1

define equality of outcome

Answer 1

equality of outcome is the idea that rewards should be based on an individual’s contributions to society

this will vary from person to person so some inequality will persist but differences in rewards will be much narrower compared to the free market system

Question 2

arguments suggesting that socialists are committed to equality of outcome to a great extent

Answer 2

socialists can be said to be broadly committed to equality of outcome because most socialists advocate for it

they seem to share a general agreement as to why equality of outcome should be supported

Question 3

arguments suggesting that socialists are only committed to equality of outcome to a limited extent

Answer 3

not all strands of socialism support equality of outcome, particularly social democrats and the Third Way

socialists disagree on how committed they are to various methods of achieving equality of outcome

Marxist socialists are more committed to absolute equality